KFWB Los Angeles CA 980

It took Program Director Andy G. Ludlum less than an hour to confirm my 15 October 2007 (KONG17) reception of KFWB News 980. He's a HAM himself (KI6NON) and has a very good understanding of the DX hobby.
Thanks for the confirmation and for the logo, Andy!

Radio Live, Tauranga 1107

In a letter received today, 15 days after I sent my reception report by air mail, Gwendolyn Woodney confirms my reception of Radio Live, Tauranga 1107. This station was heard well in Kongsfjord on 17 October 2007. She writes: "Thank you for the letter and CD that you sent us. It has created quite a buzz around the office. It is amazing that you can pick up RadioLive in Kongsfjord, when we can't even get it in our building!"

LV6 Radio Nihuil, Mendoza 680

After a few days Gustavo Bastias, Jefe de Producción, sent me an email with a perfect confirmation of my reception of Radio Nihuil. This radio station has been on my "wanted" list for some time, and was captured on 23 September 2007 by my SDR-IQ at Kalvøya (Smøla) on the west coast of mid Norway.

1XG Radio Rhema, Auckland 1251

Dudley Scantlebury confirms my reception of 1XG Radio Rhema, Auckland 1251, in another email tonight, and tells me that I will receive QSL cards and bumper stickers for both stations by air mail. Nice!

Southern Star, Wellington 657

Dudley Scantlebury, Southern Star Breakfast Host/Technical Administrator in the Rhema Broadcasting Group, kindly confirmed my reception of Southern Star, Wellington 657 tonight. Dudley writes: "The announcer on your recording was Peter Shaw promoting our 10th Anniversary celebrations which were held on the 19th Oct in Wellington". We heard this great station on 16 October 2007 (KONG17), when for once the semi-local Murmansk transmitter on 657 was off.

V6MP The Cross Radio, Pohnpei 4755,25

Roland at the Pacific Missionary Aviation in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, today confirmed my 15 October 2007 reception of V6MP The Cross Radio. The station was heard with a superb quality one of the days during the KONG17 DXpedition. The signal was so good that I don't think they were on the air every day. And Roland comments: "Our SW has been off the air for the last 6 weeks, because we are changing the antenna".
Early January I also received this nice QSL card.
Thank you, Roland, for my first QSL from Micronesia!

KWOR Worland WY 1340

In just 39 minutes Brandon Shafer replied to my email by sending a confirmation of my 16 October 2007 (KONG17) reception of KWOR Worland WY 1340.

KHNC Johnstown CO 1360

"Dear Arnstein Bue and our other friends in Norway ..." Danette Golden starts her nice email tonight, also confirming my 16 October 2007 (KONG17) reception of KHNC Johnstown CO 1360. Thanks a lot, Dani!

ZYJ816 Rádio Guararema, São José SC 1230

A short email told me they would reply to my letter shortly, but "porém está comprovado que vc escutou realmente a rádio guararema".

WGY Schenectady NY 810

I received a nice email from David Abdoo, Director of Engineering, who wrote: "Thanks for your reception report with audio!! It's a far cry from the old days when we received a written transcription and would have to research the show to verify the contents. ...".

L..... Radio El Sol, Quilmes 1450

A short email today from Daniela Lombardo confirmed my 7 September 2007 (Smøla) reception of Radio El Sol, Quilmes 1450.

CHHA Toronto ON 1610

CHHA Radio Voces Latinas was heard on 1609,95 kHz on 15 October 2005 (KONG13), but the reception report wasn't sent until August this year. A reminder via email resulted in an email from Fr. Hernan Astudillo of San Lorenzo Latin American Community Centre confirming my reception.

HIAJ Radio Amanecer, San Pedro de Macorís 1060

I was very surprised to receive an email from Esmerlin Hernandez today, more than 8 months after I sent my air mail reception report to San Pedro de Macorís, kindly confirming my reception of HIAJ Radio Amanecer 1060. I heard this station one night at a very nice weekend DXpedition to the island of Kalvøya (Smøla), my 18th, in March this year.

KRCN Longmont CO 1060

I heard this station twice during KONG17 - both on 13 and 17 October 2007. After a number of days Brooke Belson, Producer, sent a very nice email as reply to my email reception report.

KSHO Lebanon OR 920

Charlie Eads kindly confirmed my 17 October 2007 (KONG17) reception of KSHO Lebanon OR 920, like he did 11 years ago after I heard KGAL Lebanon OR 1580 for the very first time. Thank you, Charlie!
KSHO was my QSL no. 40 from Oregon.

CISL Richmond BC 650

A short but nice email on Saturday confirmed my 17 October 2007 (KONG17) reception of CISL Superhits 650.

KMVI Wailuku HI 550

Program Director Fred Guzman confirmed my 19 October 2006 (KONG15) reception of KMVI. Heard and verified also in 1997 (KONG2 reception), but heard only with a KNUI ID then. Not a new station now in other words.

CW1 Radio Colonia, Colonia 550

Mabel Quintana confirmed my 7 September 2007 (Smøla19) reception of Radio Colonia in a very friendly email today.

KLBM La Grande OR 1450

In just 36 minutes Evan Yeoman replied to my email report with an email confirming my reception. The station was heard on 14 October 2007 (KONG17) with a nice ID at 0900 UTC: “Serving Eastern Oregon 24/7. KBKR Baker City, KLBM La Grande. Talk Radio”. Thank you, Evan!

KUJ Walla Walle WA 1420

Chris Gilbreth gave me my QSL no. 50 from Washington when he confirmed my KONG17 reception of KUJ Walla Walle WA 1420 in a very nice email tonight. He adds: "Your reception is even more incredible because KUJ is not operating at full power, probably more like 2kw."

KTMT Ashland OR 580

KTMT Ashland OR 580 was one of the nice low-frequency North Americans we picked up at the KONG17 DXpedition, and during dinner tonight I received a short email from Devin Harpole, Program Director - KTMT-AM, where he confirmed my reception. This station has a Spanish format and is named Radio LAZER.

KAUS Austin MN 1480

This 22 October 2005 (KONG13) catch took a long time to get a confirmation from, but this night I finally got a very nice email from Robert Mithuen, Excutive Vice President and Market Manager of Three Eagles Communications, confirming my reception.

KOAC Corvallis OR 550

A letter from Oregon Public Broadcasting, confirming my reception of KOAC Corvallis OR 550, was received from Don McKay, VP Engineering. Thanks a lot, Don!

CMAN Radio Rebelde, Bahía Honda 610

The same email to Radio Rebelde also contained my reception report for CMAN Radio Rebelde, Bahía Honda 610, heard 5 November 2005 at Lista, and Mabel Peña Styo confirmed both. Muchas gracias!

CMBA Radio Rebelde, Arroyo Arenas 670

A nice email tonight from Mabel Peña Styo confirms my 4 November 2005 (Lista) reception of CMBA Radio Rebelde, Arroyo Arenas 670.

CKJS Winnipeg MB 810

Thanks to Program Director Gido Gigliotti for confirming my 16 October 2007 (KONG17) reception of CKJS Winnipeg MB 810. QSL no. 180 from Canada - I'm afraid the next 20 will be quite hard to get.

KGHL Billings MT 790

Nick Tyler confirmed my KONG17 reception of The Mighty 790 KGHL in an email today. This nice radio station was heard once during 2 hours and 12 minutes on 790 on 22 October.

3YW Radio New Zealand National, Westport 1458

A QSL card was also enclosed for 3YW 1458 in Westport, which is situated south west of Nelson on New Zealand's South Island.

This became my QSL no. 100, and QSL no. 70 on mediumwave, from The Pacific.

2YX Radio New Zealand National, Nelson 1116

Just 7 days after I sent my reception report via email for this great KONG17 logging, I received an air mail letter from Wellington today. Adrian Sainsbury sent me a perfect QSL card for 2YW 1116, a frequency schedule for Radio New Zealand International and a frequency guide for Radio New Zealand Concert. Nelson is up in the north on New Zealand's South Island.

KSMA Santa Maria CA 1240

KSMA Santa Maria CA 1240 was heard on 21 October 2007 - a quite "bad" day on KONG17. So they suprised a lot! Tonight Nick "Danger" LeDuff kindly confirmed my reception. Thanks, Nick!

KGRV Winston OR 700

A very nice catch during KONG17 was KGRV Winston OR 700, and tonight I received an email from the station confirming my reception. V/s was Mark, KGRV Production. Thank you, Mark!

2BL ABC Sydney NSW 702

James O'Brien, Program Director of 702 ABC Sydney, kindly confirms my 18 October 2007 reception. He will also send me further information about the station in the mail. Thank you, James, this is really nice of you!

KUGN Eugene OR 590

Liz Halley, General Sales Manager of Cumulus Broadcasting, sent me a very nice and charming email tonight: "What an amazing reception story! I am forwarding your email to my program director on KUGN, Jerry Allen and my market manager, Michael O'Shea as well as our director of sales, BJ O'Brien. They will be very impressed!
Actually.... I'm sending this to our engineer as well!"

CJRJ Vancouver BC 1200

Dianna Lee kindly confirms my reception of CJ1200 tonight. She also has a good understanding of what this is all about: "It sounds like a wonderful hobby that must keep you attuned to many cultures all over the world!" Thank you, Dianna!

CKOR Penticton BC 800

Lee Sterry - VP/GM/GSM, Penticton Group - confirms my KONG17 reception of CKOR Penticton BC 800 tonight. I found this station with a weak signal on a recording from 800 kHz, after I had heard KPDQ with a solid signal. 22 October was a great day for west coast DX!

KGFX Pierre SD 1060

I managed to pick out this station from the much stronger Canadian for a few minutes on 15 October 2007 during KONG17. After just a couple of hours tonight I received a very nice email from Program Director Paul Rollie, who confirmed my reception. This is a station very friendly to us DX'ers - se their nice web page at http://www.dakotaradiogroup.com/ Thank you, Paul!

2XM Te Reo Irirangi Maori o Te Upoko o Te Ika, Wellington 1161

A short but OK email from Wena Tait, Station Manager, confirms my reception of 2XM Te Reo Irirangi Maori o Te Upoko o Te Ika, Wellington 1161.

Radio Sport, Levin 1377

Another nice email from Brian Barclay confirms my reception Radio Sport, Levin 1377, also heard during KONG17.

Radio Sport, Auckland 1332

Very nice email from Brian Barclay, confirming my reception of Radio Sport, Auckland 1332.

WKTY La Crosse WI 580

This afternoon I received an email from WKTY Program Director Scott Robert Shaw, who confirmed my 16 October 2007 (KONG17) reception of WKTY La Crosse WI 580. It's the same guy who confirmed my reception of WIZM La Crosse WI 1410 a year and a half ago. Thank you!

KVOK Kodiak AK 560

Right after midnight I received several emails from Ellen Simeonoff, General Manager, confirming my reception of KVOK Valdez AK 560 - one of the three new AK stations I heard during KONG17. There ain't very many left to catch now!

CBQC Fort Providence NT 1230

CBQC Fort Providence NT 1230 was a long wanted station due to its remote location west of the Great Slave Lake. That red pin certainly looks nice in my wall map! This station was heard on the last day of the KONG17 DXpedition. Thanks a lot to Janet Pacey for confirming my reception!

KLCK Goldendale WA 1400

After Bjarne received a very nice email from KLCK Goldendale WA 1400 tonight, confirming his reception report, I sent an email to the station with my own reception report from 2004. In less than one hour Kevin Malcolm had replied to me and confirmed my reception. Thank you, Kevin!
This was my North American graveyard QSL no. 75.

KMAS Shelton WA 1030

I managed to hear KMAS one day during KONG17, despite a normally strong KTWO. Yesterday I sent my reception report, and tonight I received this very nice email from G.M. Dale Hubbard. A nice logo is attached, and he ends his email like this: "Thanks again...you know, you could just sit by a fire with your Laptop and listen to our Stream! You DX'ers!"

CFPR Prince Rupert BC 860

A very nice email today from Chris Walker confirmed my 16 October 2007 (KONG17) reception of CFPR Prince Rupert BC 860. Thank you, Chris!

KFXX Portland OR 1080

KFXX Portland OR 1080 confirmed my KONG17 reception after just 3 minutes tonight. Please see their web page http://1080thefan.com/ for their Babe of the Day and more info on this station.

Radio Martinique, Fort de France 1310

I received a very nice email last night, as a reply to my reception report sent via air mail five weeks ago. Désir Quiquely, Chef de fab. radio, confirms my 7 September 2007 (Smøla) reception of Radio Martinique 1310. The email also contains three mp3 and three jpg attachments - jingles and photos from the station.
This was a very nice email reply, and of course it was a new country (216) in my collection - the first this year.

YVQT Radio Carúpano, Carúpano 1110

After numeral reception reports to this station since the early 80'ies, I was quite surprised when I received an email this afternoon from Douglas Ramos Osío, Director at Radio Carúpano. A nice happening on a quite eventless day here at the KONG17 DXpedition.

CB127 Radio Festival, Viña del Mar 1270

A letter has arrived at the post office, waiting to be picked up when I'm back from KONG17. Expect this to be a QSL!

And yes indeed it was! A very nice and friendly letter, two stickers, a CD and - for the first time in years - a pennant!

I listened to the CD tonight (30 October), and it contained a recording of an on air programme about my reception report where they also played my recording of Radio Festival. Two really funny guys in studio that night :-)

ZYJ754 Rádio Guarujá, Florianópolis SC 1420

I never heard this station with no good quality on 5980 kHz, but I happened to pick them up on 1420 kHz early September at Smøla. The first of a number of nice emails from Carlos Alberto arrived today, and he has promised to send me a confirmation by mail as well.

31 October 2007 I received an A4 envelope from the station, containing a very nice letter with a confirmation of my reception, a separate QSL letter, a sticker, two post cards, a CD with a recording of a part of their programming incl. station identification, and also some other stuff.

ZYJ310 Rádio Brasil Sul, Londrina PR 1290

Very nice email received this night from Barbosa Neto, proprietário, as a reply to my reception report to ZYJ310 Rádio Brasil Sul, Londrina PR 1290 which of course was heard at Smøla on 7 September 2007. Muito obrigado!

HJFB La Cariñosa, Santafé de Bogotá 1340

Perfect verie in perfect English received from Blanca Luz Holguín Diaz just arrived, after I sent a reception report to HJFB La Cariñosa, Santafé de Bogotá 1340 earlier this evening.

HJNL La Cariñosa, Manizales 1450

Not much is like QSL on a Saturday (well, frankly I could mention a few things ...), and I just received a nice email from Jaime Sánchez, Director de las Emisoras de RCN en Manizales. He confimes my reception of HJNL La Cariñosa, Manizales 1450, which I heard among other nice LA stations on 1450 during my stay at Smøla four weeks ago. Also this was my QSL no. 50 from Latin America this year, so it was kind of a jubilee.

HJJZ Radio Manantial, Santafé de Bogotá 1310

During excellent conditions towards South America on 7 September, my latest DXped to Smøla, I suddenly could hear an announcement on 1310 kHz from an unknown station during a short fade in the huge signal from Radio Nacional de Venezuela. The station turned out to be Radio Manantial, after I sent a recording to Jan Alvestad who knew that Colorón Color Radio had become Radio Manantial. Thank you Jan, and a great thank you to Bibiana Amézquita for confirming my reception via email today.

ZYK779 Rádio 9 de Julho, São Paulo SP 1600

I sent a new reception report by air mail to Rádio 9 de Julho on 24 September, after I heard them on the island of Smøla early September. And already today I received a very nice email from Marcos Beltramin, confirming my reception!

Mid October I also received a very nice letter from the same gentleman, and also no less than 16 stickers and some other stuff.

KIML Gillette WY 1270

I received a very nice card from "Steve and the crew at KIML", confirming my 19 October 2006 (KONG15) reception of KIML Gillette WY 1270. Thank you, guys!

YVKJ Radio María Venezuela, Caracas 1450

I received a very nice email last night from Pedro R. Moreno, Presidente, confirming my reception of YVKJ Radio María Venezuela 1450 which I heard in August at my parents' summer residence in Rissa.

Muchas gracias, Pedro!

JODO BSN Niigata Hoso, Joetsu 1530

The 1 kW BSN outlet on 1530 kHz was also heard during fantastic conditions to Japan on 15 October 2005 (KONG13). I received a perfect QSL card for this transmitter as well.

JODR BSN Niigata Hoso, Niigata 1116

QSLs via air mail QSL don't come easy any more, but today I received an extremly nice letter from the technology director of Broadcasting System of Niigata (BSN). He confirms my reception of JODR BSN Niigata Hoso, Niigata 1116. A perfect QSL card was enclosed, and he also returned the USD I had sent.

KBMS Vancouver WA 1480

QSL no. 47 from the state of Washington came today when I received a nice email from Angela Jenkins, Station Manager of KBMS Wancouver WA 1480. Thanks, Angela, and welcome back from your holidays!

XEP Radio Trece, Ciudad Juárez 1300

This night I received a very nice email from Darìo Gonzàlez in Ciudad Juárez, confirming my 13 October 2003 reception of XEP Radio Trece. I sent a reminder a few days ago after my good friend OJ Sagdahl received a confirmation. Thanks to both of you, OJ and Darìo!

CX12 Radio Oriental, Montevideo 770

Very nice email tonight from Leonardo Silvera, Coordinador de Programación, confirming my 7 September 2007 reception of CX12 Radio Oriental, Montevideo 770. I heard the station with an excellent quality on a DXpedition to the famous island of Smøla (Kalvøya) last week end. Leonardo says they also will send me a formal verification and some photos via mail. What a nice radio station!

YVSM Radio Nacional de Venezuela, Barcelona 1310

Dual email today from Freddy R. Santos, Asistente de Producción, confirming my reception of YVSM Radio Nacional de Venezuela, Barcelona 1310, which has become quite a regular station here in Norway after NRK closed down their powerful and 'dirty' transmitter at Kvitsöy. Thanks to Freddy for the confirmation and to fellow DX'er Arild Skalmeraas for the information!

DYTR Tagbilaran Broadcasting Corp., Tagbilaran City 1116

On Saturday I received a very nice email from Evangeline C. Bumat confirming my 21 October 2006 (KONG15) reception of DYTR 1116 AM. She's giving some nice and useful information on the station:
"Just recently, we have our victory party because in the latest survey conducted by a reputable institution in our place, DYTR 1116 AM comes out no. 1 provincewide. This is our first time in many years. Our 91.1 FM station is also consistent no.1 in two years now. To further strengthen and widen our signal reach and audienceshare,both our AM & FM transmitter are now undergoing total rehabilitation."
Vangie - thank you for this very nice confirmation, and I do look forward to receiving the acknowledgement card or letter as well.

KTEL Walla Walla WA 1490

Randy L. McKone, VP/General Manager of Capps Broadcast Group, kindly confirmed my 18 October 2006 (KONG15) reception of KTEL Walla Walla WA 1490 today.

CKBC Bathurst NB 1360

CKBC Bathurst NB 1360 moved to FM and closed down their MW transmitter a few years ago, so it was nice adding them to my collection tonight when John LeBlanc, Program Supervisor on MAX 104.9 FM, confirmed my 18 October 2001 (KONG6) reception of CKBC. He ends his email like this:
Things have changed a bit around here since then. We are now MAX 104.9 FM, Playing Today's Best Music. I'm going to send some MAX items to you in the mail, including our Cling-on window sticker. And if you want to hear MAX anytime, it's easier than ever! Visit our website www.max1049.ca and click on the listen live link.
It's always good to hear from fans, no matter where they are!

WSDS Salem Township MI 1480

This night, shile sleeping in my car waiting for conds at the Jervan QTH, I received a short email from Sima Birach, confirming my reception of WSDS Salem Township MI 1480.
Thanks a lot!

WXNT Indianapolis IN 1430

WXNT Indianapolis IN is not the most common station on 1430, with its superdominants KLO and KEZW. I heard them last October during KONG15, but I didn't find out until today when I listened to a 160-minute-long minidisc recording of 1430 kHz.
I just received a very nice reply from Scott Sands, the Director of Operations and Programming in Entercom Indianapolis WZPL/WNTR/WXNT. I'd like to publish his letter here:
"Wow, thanks for your note. I haven't done a QSL verification in years. I thought it was a dead hobby; so, it's good to know it's still a livingtradition for broadcast radio fans worldwide. I'm flattered to haveWXNT-AM/Indianapolis included on your DX list.
All the best from Indianapolis and the staff of Newstalk 1430-AM, Scott"

L... Radio Baluarte, Puerto Iguazú 6215

Finally I received a verification from this little Argentinian station. Thanks to pastor Pablo Lima who sent me an email today.

WDDY Albany NY 1460

In just a few minutes Rob Thompson kindly confirmed my reception of Radio Disney AM 1460 after I sent a reminder tonight. The station was heard in February 2004 on the island of Smøla.

KKLF Richardson TX 1700

KKLF is not among the most common stations on 1700, which usually is dominated by KVNS and XEPE. But patience often pays off, and a few days ago, while examining recordings from KONG15 last year, I found several "570 KLIF" identifications on 1700 kHz.
Thanks to Vice President/Market Manager Dan Bennett and to Hubert (Hue) Beavers for confirming my reception!

DYAB ABS-CBN Broadcasting Network, Cebu City 1512

I heard DYAB 1512 for the first time in October 1998 during the KONG3 DXpedition, and again last year during KONG15. DX'ing the Philippines fascinates me a lot, so I sent a reception report for the 2006 reception as well. This time, in the era of email, I even received a verification! Thank you very much, Leo Lastimosa - DYAB Manager!

CMKO Radio Angulo, Holguín 740

I received an email today, with a letter attached confirming my November 4th 2005 (QTH Lista) reception of CMKO Radio Angulo 740. Thank you Isbel Méndez Avila! He also sent me another email a few days later.

WDFN Detroit MI 1130

WDFN Detroit MI 1130 is quite hard to hear in Norway due to all the dominant stations on 1130, but on October 20 2006 during KONG15 I got them quite early in the night. Thanks to Randy Auerbach, Director of Engineering at Clear Channel Radio - Detroit, for confirming my reception tonight.

DYRD Bohol Chronicle Radio, Tagbilaran City 1161

In a very nice email today Jerome J. Auza confirms my 21 October 2006 (KONG15) reception of DYRD AM. The station was heard with a good signal at sign off at 1516 UTC, 11 minutes after I heard another station from Tagbilaran, DYTR 1116, closing down.
DYRD AM can also be found at http://www.dyrdam.com

ZYK686 Rádio Eldorado, São Paulo SP 700

A very nice attachment just arrived with an email from Brazil, where Geraldo Nunes kindly confirmed my reception of Rádio Eldorado, São Paulo 700, heard during KONG15 in October last year. Thanks both to you, Geraldo, and to Ulysses Galletti. And of course to Bjarne Mjelde for providing this information.

Voice of Nevis, Charlestown 895

Very nice letter by air mail from VON Radio, Charletown 895, came during my holidays. The letter was written and signed by Michelle Rodriques, Junior Radio Announcer/News Reporter on this lovely radio station. "Mr. Bue, we are impressed by your report, as it is for the most part accurate. We thank you for listening to the VON Radio, The Power House of the Eastern Caribbean [...]". They also sent me a hurricane map.

This verification was most wanted, and it's my QSL no. 40 from Latin America this year making 2007 my best season ever regarding LA DX!

ZYH585 Ceará Rádio Clube, Fortaleza CE 1200

After Brazil's victory against Argentina in Copa America on Sunday, I sent a reminder to a few Brazilian radio stations. One of them was ZYH585 Ceará Rádio Clube, which I heard back in 1992. I found a working email address on their home page and I received a very nice email from Angélica Cavalcanti, who is 'gerente administrativo financeiro'.

WOAM Peoria IL 1350

Bob Kelly, President & General Manager, today confirms my reception of "America's Best Music on AM 13-50, WOAM, Peoria, Illinois, USA" in a very nice email.

Thanks a lot, Bob!

YVYM Radio Venezuela 880, Puerto Ordaz 880

Very nice email, with a perfect QSL letter attached, was received from Simón Arreaza, Director, on July 4th, after I had left for the Roskilde Festival in Denmark. He also writes about Copa America, arranged in Venezuela these days.

KLKI Anacortes WA 1340

A perfect verification received via email tonight of my October 18th 2005 (KONG13) reception of KLKI Anacortes WA 1340:
"Please consider this e-mail a confirmation of your reception of AM 1340 KLKI. The audio clip you provided included the voices of Les Brown Jr. (providing the station ID) and Glen Harris (giving part of a local weather forecast). Thanks for picking us up!"

KWLO Waterloo IA 1330

During the night I received a short email from Dennis Lowe, AM Operations Manager KWLO/KXEL, confirming my October 18th 2005 (KONG13) reception of "Star 1330".

WTOU Akron OH 1350

Jerry Mullins confirmed my reception of Sportsradio 1350 in an email today. I heard the station during KONG11 in October 2004, under the name WTOU. Today they are named WARF.

CKSQ Stettler AB 1400

Very nice email tonight from Brent Young, Program Director, confirming my October 22nd 2005 (KONG13) reception of Q14. Once named "Cat Country", but not any more according to Brent. "There is a plan to 'flip' Q14 to FM in the next year or so, but we do need approval first", he says, and adds: "Q91 will not be flipped to FM, it has too strong a signal to abandon".
Thanks Brent, for giving me my QSL no. 70 from a North American 'graveyard' station.

YVQO Unión Radio Deportes 640, Puerto La Cruz 640

A very nice email tonight from José Elías Díaz Gómez, confirming my November 5th 2005 (Lista) reception of YVQO Unión Radio Deportes 640. He's the host of Programa Sintonía DX which I've heard about for yours, but never actually heard.
But you can check out his program on sintoniadx.spaces.live.com or on a radio near you.

KHPY Moreno Valley CA 1670

This morning I found an email from "El Sembrador", confirming my October 26th 2004 (KONG11) reception. v/s was Jaime Hernandez, Chief Engineer.

CMFA Radio Cadena Agramonte, Central Brasil 1380

CMFA Radio Cadena Agramonte, Central Brasil 1380, was the final station I heard during the fabulous Lista DXpedition in February 2006. Tonight I received a nice email from Leandro Pérez (Editor), confirming my reception.

HJCG Radio Santa Fé, Santafé de Bogotá 1070

Quite surprising but pleasant email tonight from HJCG Radio Santa Fé 1070. Blanca Bernal Mahe, Vicepresidente, kindly confirms my October 1st 2005 reception.

CM.. Radio Reloj 1020

The WRTH 2007 lists no QTH for the Radio Reloj transmitter on 1020, so I don't know where to pinpoint my wall map. Also this transmitter was heard on March 11th at the island of Smøla.

CMDJ Radio Reloj, Guantánamo 960

Finally a QSL again! Also this time it was señor Isidro Betancourt who confirmed my reception of a Radio Reloj station. The station was heard on March 11th at Smøla, the DX paradise island west of mid Norway. I suppose this was the 10 kW transmitter in Guantánamo, and not the 1 kW in Cienfuegos. But of course I can't know for sure ...

KLSQ Whitney NV 870

Dana Demerjian, GM Univision Radio Las Vegas, kindly confirmed my reception of "Recuerdos 870" after checking my reception report with their engineer.
Thanks a lot, Dana!

CMJS Radio Surco, Ciego de Ávila 930

Finally a QSL in my inbox again, after weeks without. Tonight, while I was downtown having a beer with my good friend Ole Forr, I received a nice email from CMJS Radio Surco, Ciego de Ávila 930. Not the most perfect verie I've seen, but the news about my reception on the front page of their web today certainly is a perfect verification: http://www.radiosurco.cu/ (It's me to the left, Fidel Castro to the right and Hugo Chávez below).

KKFN Denver CO 950

I received a very nice reply tonight from Gary Nakashima, just a few days after I sent my 2004 reception report. Thanks to Ole Forr for providing his name.

CMKV Radio Rebelde, Urbano Noris 600

Lic. Agustín Taqeuchel Campos also confirms my reception of CMKV Radio Rebelde, Urbano Noris 600, which I actually heard during KONG15 last year.

CMW Radio Rebelde, La Julia 710

Nice email tonight from Lic. Agustín Taqeuchel Campos - Editor Jefe, Sitio Web, Radio Rebelde - confirms my reception of CMW Radio Rebelde 710. I heard this station during my first visit to Lista, in November 2005.

HJVA Vida AM, Santafé de Bogotá 1130

The same email (see HJLI) also confirms my March 10th 2007 reception of HJVA Vida AM 1130.
Muchas gracias, Bibiana Amézquita!

HJLI Vida AM Música, Santafé de Bogotá 1520

Long and very friendly email tonight from Bibiana Amézquita, confirming my March 11th 2007 reception at Smøla. Their web is www.manantialvida.org.

Radio 4VEH, Cap-Haïtien 840

Rev. Storly Michel, 4VEH General Manager, today confirmed my reception of Radio 4VEH 840. I heard this exotic station during my latest visit to Smøla early March.
I heard Radio 4VEH on 11835 in 1980, when they still were on shortwave.

YVWP Radio Apolo, Turmero 1320

Very nice email tonight from Dalila Fuentes, confirming my reception of YVWP Radio Apolo 1320. She attached an announcement (mp3) and a program schedule (xls). Radio Apolo was founded on 5 March 1971, but wasn't easy to pick up here when NRK Kvitsøy still was on the air with their 1200 kW on 1314. Heard them first time in 1985, but no QSL then.

CMAQ Radio Reloj, Pinar del Río 790

Not easy to get a verification from those Cubans nowadays, but today I got two in the same email after a reminder sent yesterday. This was very nice indeed!

CM.. Radio Reloj, La Habana 950

"Usted ha escuhado a Radio Reloj, emisora de la hora y las noticias que el próximo 1 de julio cumplirá 60 años de fundada. ..."

HISV Radio Senda, San Pedro de Macorís 1680

"Son correctos los Datos dados por usted, gracias por el reporte, y bendiciones para usted y familia. a la vez le invito que visite www.radiosenda.net y asi conoceras mas de nosotros. Bye"

I found this nice email from Daniel Muñoz when I woke up this morning. I didn't go to bed early, so he must have been working very late. Muchas gracias, Daniel!

TGVE Radio VEA, Guatemala 1570

Email tonight from TGVE Radio VEA 1570, confirming my March 23 reception. I heard the station at a QTH named Jervan (semi-famous as "Järvanjokki"), 10 minutes from where I live, DX'ing from my car. Thanks to OJ Sagdahl for cooperation with antenna construcion!

WHKZ Warren OH 1440

My first NA QSL in weeks came today - a very nice email from Dave Johnson at WHKZ Warren OH 1440. He also attached a confirmation letter and three photos. Thank you, Dave, and good luck!
My NA QSL no. 50 from the KONG15 DXpedition, out of 52 reception reports sent.

On Saturday April 28th I also received a letter and some studio and antenna pictures via ordinary mail. Thanks again, Dave.

CMKX Radio Bayamo, Entronque Bueycito 1150

My first verification from Cuba in years. I hadn't even heard about CMKX Radio Bayamo 1150 until I picked up the station during my visit to Smøla in March (11th March was a good day for LA DX), and I sent an email to the address found on their web last night. Tonight I received a nice email from Armando Yero La O, confirming my reception.

YVRP Radio El Sol, Maracaibo 1490

A month after I sent my air mail recport I received an email from Jiancarlo Rocca Michelangello, who is Gerente General at YVRP Radio El Sol, Maracaibo. The station was heard during my latest visit to Smøla and Rolf Torvik's DX paradise at Kalvøya. This was my QSL no. 50 from Venezuela!

XEHHI Radio Uno, Hidalgo del Parral (Chihuahua) 640

Tonight I got my QSL no. 450 from Latin America, which happened to be XEHHI Radio Uno, Hidalgo del Parral (Chihuahua) 640. Quite a nice station for this jubilee! Very nice email received from Hector Gabriel Lujan, who is both gerente and locutor at the station.
XEHHI was heard during KONG15 in October. This email arrived two months after I sent my letter to Hidalgo del Parral.
Thanks to Henrik Klemetz who made several phone calls to the station to be sure this was the "Radio Uno" I had heard, as two stations with this name were listed on 640.

HIVP Radio Olímpica, La Vega 970

Thanks to Henrik Klemetz of Sweden and Dino Bloise of USA, I received a perfectly written QSL letter today from Edison Fernández, Director Programación at HIVP Radio Olímpica. I heard this Dominican Republic station during my first visit to Lista, in November 2005, and have been trying to get a QSL since then. The solution was to put detective Klemetz with his contacts on the case. Thanks a lot, guys!

LU6 Radio Atlántica, Mar del Plata 760

Very nice email this night from Héctor Mario Panasci, who runs the program Música de Nuestra Tierra which I heard during KONG15 last October. One morning this nice station was heard with an excellent signal, until conditions turned to North America again.

On Saturday April 14th I received a phone call from the station. They wantet to interview me live, and so they did. First a guy who talked English to me and Spanish to their listeners, and after the live session was over I also spoke to Héctor Mario Panasci.
Radio Atlántica is indeed a very nice radio station!

LR6 Radio Mitre, Buenos Aires 790

After several attempts both by air mail and email I finally found a reply from LR6 Radio Mitre when I came home from a week in Lisboa. Thanks to Guillermo Tomás Chialvo, Gerente de Tecnología, for confirming my reception.

HJHJ Radio Libertad, Barranquilla 600

First QSL this week came from a station heard at Lista in southwestern Norway in November 2005: HJHC Radio Libertad, Barranquilla 600. Very nice email from John Sossa, and later in the day I received another very nice email, this time from Wilfrido Salgado Sierra. He could tell that the program I heard was Concierto Vallenato.

O.... Radio Reina de la Selva, Chachapoyas (Amazonas) 5486,68

Very nice reply last night from a great radio station in Chachapoyas, Perú: Radio Reina de la Selva 5486,68.
José David Reina, Gerente General, sent me a nice email with four photos from Chachapoyas attached. He writes that Chachapoyas was founded by the Spanish on 5th September 1538, and is situated 2250 metres above sea level. It's the capital of the Departamento de Amazonas.
Radio Reina de la Selva has a quite nice home page: http://www.reinadelaselva.com/
QSL no. 50 from Perú in my collection - it took me 25 years.

OAU4V Radio María Perú, Chilca-Huancayo (Junín) 1240

Yes! My QSL no. 49 from Perú and the second on MW - OAU4V Radio María Perú, Chilca-Huancayo 1240 - arrived today by email. Said they had responded to an earlier email, but I haven't received that one. But this is nice! I contacted the email address found on the Radio María web, and received my reply from Ana de Martinez.

YV.. Radio Venezuela Llanera, Acarigua 960

Received a long email tonight from Edgar Garcia, who is "Director de la Emisora Venezuela Llanera 960am". He attached three photos of his family, and also a map of Venezuela.
A very nice reply indeed!

XEMPM Radio Fama, Los Mochis 1030

Today's second Mexican! Aracely Arambula A. kindly confirmed my reception of XEMPM Radio Fama, Los Mochis 1030. This was a pleasant surprise.

XEDM La Grande de Sonora, Hermosillo 1580

Very surprising email tonight from Juan Armando Torrelemus, confirming my reception of XEDM La Grande de Sonora, Hermosillo 1580. Haven't seen many QSL's from them lately.

HJMC Radio Viva 12-90, Cali 1290

Radio Viva 12-90 was heard during my first trip to Lista back in November 2005. The report was sent just a few weeks ago when I listened to some recordings, and today I received a friendly email from Diego Trujillo, confirming my reception. The next day I also got an email from Julio Cesar Quintero G. Muchas gracias, señores!

JOQC NHK-2 Morioka 1386

Very nice reply today from Kenji Murakami, confirming my reception of JOQC NHK-2 Morioka 1386 in a letter. He also sent a card and some other stuff.

YVZC Radio Fe y Alegría, Maracaibo 850

Very nice email and correct verification received tonight from Javier Barrios, for my report to YVZC Radio Fe y Alegría, Maracaibo, sent 75 minutes earlier.

KNEU Roosevelt UT 1250

Joe Evans, Station Owner/Manager of KNEU Roosevelt UT, kindly confirms in a letter my KONG15 October 24 2006 reception of KNEU Real Country AM 1250. He says my reception letter was the first from Norway, and also that their "night time authority is 230 watts broadcast on a 302 foot nondirectional tower".

HJXZ Santa María de la Paz Radio, Medellín 1560

22 minutes after I sent my reception report I received a nice email from Daniel Marín, confirming my reception of HJXZ Santa María de la Paz Radio, Medellín 1560. The station was heard during my visit to Smøla last week end - a quite successfull event with some really nice loggings.

KUKI Ukiah CA 1400

In an email tonight Tove Sorensen of Bicoastal Media kindly confirms my KONG15 reception of KUKI Ukiah CA 1400.

HJAJ RCN Barranquilla 760

Checking my email while waiting for Rolf Torvik and for the ferry to Smøla, I found another email from Blanca Luz Holguín Diaz in Bogotá, this time with a perfect verie for my reception of HJAJ RCN Barranquilla 760. A very nice way to start this DX week end!

Muchas gracias, Blanca!

HJKL La Cariñosa 6-10, Santafé de Bogotá 610

Very nice email from Blanca Luz Holguín Diaz, Gerente Nacional de Producción y Programación, confirming my reception of HJKL La Cariñosa 6-10. First time I heard this station was back in 1997, under the name 6-10 Bolero RCN.

XERF La Poderosa, Ciudad Acuña 1570

On Monday I sent another letter to XERF by air mail, and the day after it arrived. At my address! It was returned to sender ... But the same evening I finally got an email confirmation from XERF La Poderosa 1570, written by Heberto Pérez Espín, Gerente.

YVOZ Radio Tiempo, Caracas 1200

Maria Caballero writes that they are very pleased to be heard so far away, and that the station soon will be found on the web. Another email from her on 23rd March confirms my reception even clearer, and also includes a presentation of Radio Tiempo and "Tarifa Radio Tiempo 2006".

ZFB Bermuda Spirit, Hamilton 1230

Very nice email today from Barry Fraser, "Coordinator Bermuda Spirit (ZFB) 12 30 AM Radio". Things are happening on the Bermuda radio scene too, as he writes: "Thank you so much for your report. It is so good to know our station carries that far. We hope to move to FM within six months, and by then we will be streaming on the internet."

JOKC NHK-2 Kofu 1602

Personal letter, stickers, postcards and frequency plan received today from JOKC NHK-2 Kofu 1602 - my first ever NHK-2 on 1602.

ZLXA Radio Reading Service, Levin 3935.04

Today's third QSL, and all by post, came from ZLXA Radio Reading Service, Levin. It took only 16 days to New Zealand and back. QSL card, personal letter, folder, schedule and some other stuff, all from Brian Stokoe, QSL Manager. Some highlights from his letter:

"Incidentally, the reader you heard was one of our volunteers, Pat Little, reading items from our local paper, the Levin Chronicle. We will tell her she is now famous!!"

"I am passing your "Kong15 Dx-pedition" picture on to the staff and although the temperature there may be a little much for most of us, the King Crab and Aquavit look very enjoyable!!"

A very nice radio station indeed!

KWNA Winnemucca NV 1400

Nice, hand written letter, three business cards and two T-shirts from Rick Lohman, Program Director of KWNA Winnemucca NV. "Please feel free to write to me any time you catch our signal, and if you are ever in Northern Nevada, please stop by", he ends his letter.

KNDI Honolulu HI 1270

Nice, hand written letter from Char Kaikana (Mistress of Metal), two CD's with heavy metal music, 4 stickers, coverage map and some info from KNDI Honolulu HI 1270.

4RO Rockhampton QLD 990

My 18th MW Australian arrived tonight - 4RO "The Voice of Central Queensland" in Rockhampton, Queensland.
Rockhampton is "The Beef Capital" of Australia, and is located just 40km from the Pacific Ocean, north of Brisbane.
It was a tremendous pleasure hearing this station during the fabulous KONG15 DXpedition, and an even greater pleasure to discover the station ID on my recording just a couple of weeks ago.

YVKH Radio Recuerdos 1300, Caracas 1300

Very nice email received today for my October 2nd 2005 reception of YVKH Radio Recuerdos 1300.

JOLC NHK-2 Tottori 1125

10 days of radio silence is a long time, but today I received a few QSL's. 14 days ago I sent reports to 7 different NHK-2 stations, and the first one replied today - JOLC NHK-2 Tottori 1125. This is the first QSL to Norway from this station.

CHWO Toronto ON 740

Replied via Ontario DX Association today with QSL card ("AM 740 prime time radio") and a lot of printed material. Thank you, Brian Smith! CHWO was probably the easiest North American I hadn't heard until I picked them up at Lista late January.

2YB Access Radio, Wellington 783

One of my best QSLs ever, when Station Manager Kedron Parker last night confirmed my reception of "Wellington Access Radio 783 AM" (that's what their ID sounded like). He ends his email this way: "Bravo, and keep listening on your DX and also to our live webstream at www.accessradio.org.nz. We do not yet have a programme in Norwegian but if you create some audio maybe we'll play it!"
According to Arctic DX they already broadcast in Samoan, Tongan, Cook Island Maori, Vietnamese, Tokelauan and Hindi in addition to English, so why not Norwegian too?

5PA ABC South East, Naracoorte SA 1161

Alan Richardson kindly confirms my reception of 5PA ABC South East, Naracoorte SA 1161, heard during the fantastic Pacific conditions we experienced on KONG15 in October 2006.

WLOB Portland ME 1310

News-Talk WLOB surprised by sending an email confirmation on a Saturday. I heard this station at Lista late January, and JJ Jeffrey writes: "Since that high-powered station near you went off the air, we've been getting a lot of DX reception reports." With Kvitsøy still with 1200 kW on 1314 it was impossible to hear WLOB in Norway, but now it seems to have become quite a regular.

2ME Radio Lebanon, Sydney NSW 1638

The same email also confirmed my reception of 2ME Radio Lebanon, Sydney NSW 1638, also heard during KONG13 in 2005.

2NTC Radio 16 NTC, Armidale NSW / Brisbane QLD 1638

I received a very short email late last night, right after Bjarne left, confirming my reception of 2NTC Radio 16 NTC 1638, heard during KONG13 in 2005.

WGHB Farmville NC 1250

During a dinner with my good friend Bjarne Mjelde I received a very nice email from mr. Bill Cope, confirming my reception of Pirate Radio 1250 WGHB, heard during my DXpedition to Lista late January. A very surprising and pleasant catch considered the rather noisy conditiones we experienced.
Tonight we enjoyed some nice Australian red wine and some Camus XO cognac as well, and maybe because of that I also received another email from the station - from the owner Troy Dreyfus. He writes: "In fact, I you are about the 4th person over the last year or so that has heard our station overseas!"
Mr. Bill Cope adds: "I have an amateur radio license, AF4RP, so I understand the importance of replying to a request for a QSL card. I am retired from the Voice of America Relay Station here in Greenville. If you have ever listened to VOA, you are probably aware of VOA Greenville."
Thank you guys!

KNSA Unalakleet AK 930

Rob Carpenter also confirmed my reception of KNSA Unalakleet AK 930: "The programming is definitely KDLG's and KNSA repeats us for most of their broadcast day. If you picked up programming on 930 am then you were listening to KNSA."

WAMG Dedham MA 890

890 ESPN Radio in Boston, also known as WAMG Dedham MA, confirmed my Lista reception of their station via email tonight. Program Director Len Weiner also promised me a separate letter in his very nice email.

CKPC Brantford ON 1380

Verification letter received by mail today from Stewart Bayley, Chief Engineer, as he promised me in an email on January 3rd. Thanks, Stew!

4DB Hot Country 1611, QLD 1611

28 minutes past midnight I got my QSL no. 4 in February, with an email from Geoff Speed, Station Manager of Radio 4VL (918 kHz) and Radio 4DB (1629). He now confirms my reception of "Hot Country 1611" in Queensland, where 4DB has four transmitters on 1611.
I asked if they have separate programming on 1611 and 1629 (because of the "Hot Country 1611" announcement), but this is not the case he said.

KDLG Dillingham AK 670

I received a nice email from Rob Carpenter, General Manager/Engineer, late tonight, confirming my KONG15 reception of KDLG Dillingham AK. Heard with an excellent quality on October 22nd in Kongsfjord. First contact made with school superintendent Arne Watland, a Norwegian living in Dillingham. Thanks to both of you, guys!

CFFX Kingston ON 960

"Kingston's Fun Oldies - Oldies 960" was heard during my trip to Lista in southwestern Norway last weekend. Very nice email reply from Ray Bergstrom, Music Director/Supervisor, who said he also will drop a letter in the mail in the next few days. Nice guy and nice station!

HCOT1 Radio Zaracay, Santo Domingo de los Colorados 3395

Radio Zaracay never replied to me in the golden days of the 80'ies, but finally they did! Found an old recording last summer when Ecuador was playing in the World Football Championship and sent an email report, receiving a nice email back this afternoon after a few reminders.

KBYR Anchorage AK 700

Justin McDonald, General Manager, kindly confirmed my reception of Smart Radio AM 700 KBYR - "The Best News and Talk for Alaska" - in an email with a logo attached.

Radio 16 NTC, Canberra 1647

Received a brief email confirming my KONG15 logging of Radio 16 NTC in Canberra - the only Australian on 1647.

KJRB Spokane WA 790

Dave Ratener, Chief Engineer of Citadel-Spokane, kindly confirmed my KONG15 reception. Thanks also to Regina Winkler at the station for helping me getting his attention.

5AA Adelaide SA 1395

My KONG15 reception of FIVEaa 1395 was confirmed in a nice email from Mark Murphy, Commercial Production Manager. "You can stream us at www.fiveaa.com.au if you need to listen further or check", he writes.

WTKG Grand Rapids MI 1230

Phil Tower, Director of Programming and Operations - NEWSRADIO WOOD 1300/ TALKRADIO AM 1230-WTKG, Clear Channel Radio Grand Rapids, confirmed my reception of WTKG in an email. Later on I also received a letter and a coverage map via air mail.

KQEN Roseburg OR 1240

I missed to record this station during KONG13 in 2005 when I heard several clear IDs, so I was quite happy to catch them again on KONG15. Nice email from Kyle Bailey, Program Director.

YTVJ Radio Falcón, Puerto Cumarebo 1350

Finally I got a confirmation from Radio Falcón 1350, heard at the island of Smøla, off the coast of mid Norway, on 2nd May 2004. Email from José G. Jatar Ramos. This also became my first LA verification in 2007.

KORL Honolulu HI 1180

One of only two new Hawaiians heard during KONG15. George Hochman, Owner, writes: "Aloha from Hawaii. Sounds like you where listening to our Filipino programming that airs on KORL 1180 AM. KORL 1180 AM is 1 kW and broadcast 24 hours a day. The station is mostly foreign language and broadcast in Japanese, Filipino, Spanish, Vietnamese, and English. Our web site is KORLAM.com".

WJMC Rice Lake WI 1240

It was hard to reach this station, but after several reminders I finally received a confirmation of my KONG13 reception of WJMC. "Got your Email & did hear WJMC on your mp3. I think that's pretty cool to be able to pick us up so far away. Sometimes we can't even pick up the station in our own building!", John Roberts, Production Guru, writes. Nice title.

KGY Olympia WA 1240

Karen Copeland, Office Manager, confirms my reception of this KONG15 log.

KBRB Ainsworth NE 1400

Larry Rice kindly confirm my reception of KBRB - my third and final Nebraska on 1400. But hurry up if you want his services, as he writes: "I am 69 and thinking of retirement ... we have 4 married children, 9 grandchildren ...". A real gentleman.